1975 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1975 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season	1975
Teams	25
Finals site	Lanphier Park; Springfield, Illinois;
Champions	Florida Southern (3rd title)
Runner-up	Marietta (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Hal Smeltzly (3rd title)
MOP	Joe Yazombek (Marietta)
	← 1974 ; NCAA Division II Baseball Championship; 1976 →;

The 1975 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1975 season. This was the eighth such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1975 season. The Florida Southern won the championship by defeating Marietta.^[1]

Regionals

Northeast Regional

Team	W	L
Montclair State	4	1
Westfield State	4	2
Brandeis	2	2
Le Moyne	1	2
Adelphi	0	2
Central Connecticut	0	2

South Atlantic Regional

Team	W	L
Florida Southern	4	0
Rollins	3	2
Columbus State	2	2
Lynchburg	1	2
Eckerd	0	2
Valdosta State	0	2

Mideast Regional

Team	W	L
Marietta	5	1
St. Joseph's (IN)	3	2
Wright State	2	2
SIU Edwardsville	1	2
Eastern Illinois	0	2
Evansville	0	2

South Regional

Team	W	L
Southeastern Louisiana	3	0
Southern	2	2
Delta State	1	2
Jacksonville State	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	W	L
Northwest Missouri State	3	0
UMSL	2	2
Omaha	1	2
South Dakota State	0	2

West Regional

Team	W	L
Cal State Northridge	3	0
Chapman	2	2
UC Riverside	1	2
Sacramento State	0	2

Finals

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
Florida Southern	Independent	35–10	Hal Smeltzly	4 (last: 1973)	1st	8–6
Marietta	OAC	44–6 (16–0)	Don Schaly	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Montclair State	NJAC	25–9 (8–2)	Clary Anderson	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Northwest Missouri State	MAIAA	33–9 (10–2)	Jim Wasem	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Southeastern Louisiana	Gulf South	25–13 (8–6)	Bob Ricketts	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Cal State Northridge	CCAA	31–22 (10–6)	Bob Hiegert	2 (last: 1972)	1st	6–3

Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Montclair State	2–1	Marietta
Game 2	Florida Southern	4–3	Cal State Northridge
Game 3	Northwest Missouri State	6–2	Southeastern Louisiana
Game 4	Marietta	3–1	Cal State Northridge	Cal State Northridge eliminated
Game 5	Southeastern Louisiana	1–0	Montclair State
Game 6	Florida Southern	2–1	Northwest Missouri State
Game 7	Marietta	6–1	Northwest Missouri State	Northwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 8	Southeastern Louisiana	5–0	Florida Southern
Game 9	Florida Southern	2–0	Montclair State	Montclair State eliminated
Game 10	Marietta	9–2	Southeastern Louisiana	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 11	Florida Southern	10–7	Marietta	Florida Southern wins National Championship

References

^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[1] "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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